Chapter 99

With his eyes tightly closed, Bai Shi could feel the Dragon Chant Sword trembling slightly as his blood flowed down it. This trembling made him suddenly open his eyes. Before he could even look at the Dragon Chant Sword, he saw that the sky was suddenly filled with countless dark clouds, which were rapidly gathering above Xichen Village.

In an instant, the Chen Mountain Range began to shake violently. The shaking came from underground, like an earthquake, trembling through the void. Even in mid-air, where Beichenzi and Nanchenzi stood, their bodies trembled.

As the shaking spread, the sharp sword summoned by Beichenzi's hand suddenly vanished. Fear appeared in her eyes, and her swaying body suddenly lifted, looking up to the higher sky.

Following her gaze, she immediately saw countless dark clouds rolling like a tide, rapidly gathering above Xichen Village. At the same time, the trembling grew stronger, causing the Chen Mountain Range to rumble. The snow on the mountain peaks began to roll down in large quantities, like an avalanche!

"What... is happening?"

Nanchenzi's expression suddenly changed. His gaze was now fixed on the place where the dark clouds were gathering. At this moment, he could see that the dark clouds were filled with countless white lightning bolts, accompanied by thunderous explosions, as if trying to destroy the world. As the lightning flashed, countless thunderclaps echoed through the sky, filling the world with a destructive force. This force not only trembled through the void but also made their hearts tremble, causing them to shake rapidly.

Xichenzi's expression was relatively calm, as if he had known all this would happen. It seemed that the anticipation in his eyes earlier was for this very moment. Standing in the snow, he faced the trembling earth, looking at the dark clouds and the lightning within them, and murmured, "This tribulation... is destined not to take Bai Shi's life. Everything is preordained by heaven. I am already severely injured and lack the strength to suppress the sword spirits. As a result, the Dragon Chant Sword in Bai Shi's hand has resonated with these sword spirits, causing them to break free from Xichen's constraints and scatter into the outside world..."

At the same time, the trembling grew stronger, rapidly spreading through the Chen Mountain Range. The hibernating strange beasts were startled awake and began to flee blindly. In an instant, the Chen Mountain Range was filled with intense agitation, which was not characteristic of the quiet winter.

The dark clouds instantly covered the sky, plunging the earth into darkness, like night. Only the lightning in the clouds occasionally illuminated the Chen Mountain Range, giving people a chill, like the prelude to a storm!

Bai Shi did not know that what was happening was related to the Dragon Chant Sword in his hand. He stood there, stunned, looking at the dark clouds gathering above Xichen Village, which were rapidly rotating like a giant black vortex. The strong pressure emanating from this vortex made people feel a sense of awe.

Even the thousands of disciples in Xichen Village felt the shaking, which made their hearts tremble. They rushed out of their rooms, looking up at the strange scene in the sky.

This was not the first time they had seen this. A year ago, they had experienced it deeply.

Some rational and logical people, with fear in their expressions, led several disciples to the sword cave at the back of the mountain. As they entered the sword cave, they heard a series of crackling sounds and saw the iron swords trembling rapidly, as if they might break free from the cave's constraints at any moment.

On the sword platform, the eight sword spirits, bound by a powerful force, were also trembling wildly, as if they contained life. A series of auras emanated from their bodies. Under the almost transparent force, they transformed into colorful sword shadows, rapidly colliding with the transparent energy bindings, producing a loud rumbling sound. As the rumbling continued, the almost transparent bindings began to show fine cracks!

"Quick, go call the Master!"

In the sword cave, a middle-aged man was trembling rapidly, his eyes filled with fear. In that instant, he urgently said to a young man beside him.

The young man's body was also trembling rapidly, clearly sensing a great danger from the emanating pressure. He responded in a trembling voice, "The Master has already taken the testing disciples to Dongchen Village... He hasn't returned yet."

The middle-aged man, hearing this, immediately flashed away, filled with anxiety, and flew out of the sword cave.

At the same time, the eight sword spirits on the sword platform suddenly burst through the force bindings, emitting a strong aura and a strange light, and flew towards the sky.

At this moment, in Beichen Village and Nanchen Village, after a strong shaking, two red sword shadows rose from the foot of the mountains and flew towards the sky, following the appearance of the eight sword spirits.

These sword spirits, under the dark sky, were extremely eye-catching. In the void, they left a series of strange afterimages as they rushed towards the center of the dark cloud vortex.

"They're out again!"

Beichenzi drew a deep breath, her expression turning extremely ugly. Seeing the sword spirits rush out, she and Nanchenzi suddenly shouted, leaving a shadow in mid-air and transforming into a long rainbow, rushing towards the sword spirits.

The sword spirits did not immediately enter the vortex but formed a circle below it, emitting various colors and auras that flowed into the vortex, as if activating a certain formation or breaking a seal!

At the same time, Beichenzi and Nanchenzi had rapidly approached the sword spirits. As they neared, they immediately extended their palms, releasing a strong force that instantly enveloped the sword spirits, causing them to emit a piercing hum.

This sound was like the wailing of souls from hell, making people feel a chill. Under the sound, auras continuously emerged from the sword spirits, accompanied by wailing, instantly transforming into ghostly shadows that rampaged in the air.

These ghostly shadows were likely the souls of those killed by these swords.

However, as the ghostly shadows rampaged, the sword spirits suddenly burst with a strong force, producing a loud explosion. This explosion made Beichenzi and Nanchenzi suddenly grunt, their bodies recoiling as if hit by a massive impact.

Seeing this, Bai Shi was speechless. At this moment, he seemed to have forgotten the pain in his body, feeling only the shock in his heart, which echoed in his mind. Clearly, he did not know what was happening or what it meant.

The Dragon Chant Sword in his hand was trembling rapidly, as if it might break free from his grip at any moment. At this moment, as a drop of blood flowed down the Dragon Chant Sword, the spirit within the sword suddenly opened its eyes, which seemed to have gained a new vitality. As the eyes opened, the Dragon Chant Sword suddenly emitted a deafening dragon roar!

This dragon roar was more intense than any Bai Shi had heard before, making those who heard it feel a sense of awe and fear. Under the roar, some of the dark clouds in the sky seemed to be scattered. Additionally, the sword spirits floating in the air also underwent a strange change.

This change was like a resonance or an invisible aura. As the sound occurred, the sword spirits immediately emitted a strong force, creating powerful energy waves in the void, colored and spreading in all directions. The sword spirits themselves emitted a blinding light.

This light instantly illuminated the dark earth, and some of it penetrated the dark cloud vortex, as if being swallowed.

As the light spread, the Dragon Chant Sword in Bai Shi's hand, as if responding to a call, suddenly emitted a piercing green light from its tip, breaking through the void, dispersing the wind and snow, and destroying the ghostly spirits around the sword spirits. In an instant, it approached the sword spirits floating in mid-air.

As it approached, the light broke through the invisible force binding the sword spirits and directly rushed towards the depths of the dark cloud vortex!

"What... is happening?"

Bai Shi, seeing this, trembled slightly. In his trembling, he looked at the depths of the dark cloud vortex. Although he could not see what was inside, at the moment the green light reached the vortex, he could hear a thunderous explosion from deep within the vortex!